Gold Panda is a musical composer, performer and producer from the United Kingdom. He was born in Peckham, London in 1980 and hails from Chelmsford, Essex. He lived in Japan and studied at the School of Oriental and African Studies at University of London.

Gold Panda released several small-issue 7″records and singles in 2009, on Various Production’s label among others. The song “Quitters Raga” was named number 75 on the 100 best of 2009 by music website Pitchfork. In 2010 he signed with Ghostly International and released his debut full-length, Lucky Shiner, in September of that year. He has also just released an EP, Trust, that is available to stream online on Pitchfork.

Fauxe is a musical entity that resides in his music alone. He aims to bring forth the ideas in his head and transform them into musical explorations. textures, soundscapes, moods, feelings, his aim is simple. To create wonderful music, regardless of genres, to feed the soul.

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Come 2 February, Saturday, audio-visual collective, Syndicate celebrates its third anniversary at Home Club with a long list of local luminaries to grace its stage. The night will witness a grand get together of all the major collectives, nights and labels that have been active in the burgeoning Singapore scene.

Eight acts have been lined-up for this celebration to cover the main sounds and fly their crew flags high with their own audio aesthetics and party vibes. From the uplifting vibrations of the boys from Good Vibes and Pushin’On to the clinical approach of TRU:SPIRIT and Midnight Shift and the more experimental nods of Darker Than Wax and Phyla Digital; it will be one memorable jamboree.

Maintaining this communal affair, the Beat Invitational showcase takes a twist where the local labels are invited to present their latest selections of unreleased tracks and rarities.

Psychedelic trance parties in Singapore. This group is for anyone interested in trance music, arts and the world of psychedelia.

Founded in 2006 by a bunch of psychedelic trance aficionados, Om Project has become a weekend in the month to celebrate the joy of Trance and Dance. For others it’s a fresh discovery of opportunity and self-expression, a rare chance to connect with ourselves and each other in a celebration of community and harmony.

Since 2006, Om Project has played host to a variety of DJs including from France, Switzerland, Belgium, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand and India. Om Project local residents have toured Italy, Indonesia, Thailand, Nepal and Malaysia; and other residents in India, France, Italy, Hungary, Venezuela, Greece and Switzerland — spreading the light of an invisible energy that has turned its back on the commercial dirge.

Om Project is also closely affiliated with Malaysia’s dance music collective, Epic Tribe, trading artists through various monthly events and collaborating on several indoor and outdoor parties in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.

:::Philosophy and Beliefs:::
– We believe in Love, Trance and Dance
– Respect nature, love and share with neighbours and all that comes along
(animals & non-living things included)
– Spreading joy, laughter and enjoying the simplest things in life

UNEARTHED// a display of soundscapes hidden deep from the underground scene. aiming to instill minds with the concept of “K:NSTRAKT” through a vortex of microscopic details of the organic techno and IDM soundscapes synchronized with vivid visuals manipulated by a collective of “sound aliens” to control the human body+mind and also create an outer space experience.

RIDE is a monthly event for party people in Singapore with a love for music, people, vibes and soul. If you think you got some of this then come along for the ride!

RIDE was born about half a year ago when a friend was looking to host a birthday party in the fashion people use to party back in Europe. He had a hard time to find what he was looking for – a non pretentious, no frills bar / club night with rock solid electronic music, outgoing and fun people. Two friends – both DJs from Switzerland and Germany who have been spinning across Europe since the mid 90’s and recently relocated to Singapore -took on the task and they laid the fundament of what is now known as RIDE.

That first night, around 100 like-minded people turned up and took the roof off the place. Overwhelmed by the interest in Singapore for a somewhat “different” night with a European club-night-touch, they went on and organized one RIDE after another with continuous success in ever changing locations. Of which all have in common their unique charm and offer a very welcome contrast to the existing Singapore nightlife landscape.

Highest priority for the RIDE organization is to stick to is values no matter how large RIDE can and will grow: RIDE is a no-frills night out experience with the highest quality music in its field and some of the most talented DJs in Asia. It aims to attract fun loving, outgoing people from anywhere and everywhere and most importantly, it wants all RIDErs to have a blast of a night!

To sum it up, the RIDE experience is built around unpretentious vibes for party people who enjoy styles of electronic music. RIDE is an event designed to deliver great sound to an even greater crowd – our focus is the MUSIC, the PEOPLE and the VIBES! WHERE DO YOU GET OFF?

A growing brand in the local music scene, the Identite team has churned and discovered new talented acts like Jerlinn, Nick Chim, Long Night, Winterhalter, Love jets, Vargus Pike Band and Automobil, and have hosted with your usual suspects like The Bois, ATC, Kate Of Kale amongst others. The night has also seen international and regional acts such as Berantakan and Man Under Zero Effort (KL), Kill The Apprentice (AUS), David Knight (US) and Arigato, Hato! (PHI) under the Identite spotlight. The brand represents the love and respect that we have for our local music scene.

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ENTRY: $12 inclusive of one standard drink
Also includes entry to KICKS! after

It happens every 1st Friday with TWOFACE, and the 2nd & 3rd Friday with Joe Ng & Roland Ngoi. With nights like this, the only thing left to do is to get on your dancing kicks and get crackin’ on the dance floor.

JOE NG
Formerly from the Padres, Joe Ng was a prominent player in Singapore’s indie scene, and has carved his niche as a film music composer. He has also been a Beat! resident DJ for the last 6 years.
ROLAND NGOI
A regular guest DJ at Beat!, Roland Ngoi cut his teeth spinning at various gigs at Butter Factory, Zirca, Kinki Bar, Cafe Cosmo and other choice joints over the years. Roland used to broadcast alternative music from his now defunct internet radio station, sweetmusic.fm.

TWOFACE
Grace Sunami and Linda Hao take to the decks as TWOFACE. Graduates from the School of Pop, their sets combine a technicolour cocktail of irreverent fashion, vibrant tunes and a dash of OTT. TWOFACE has spun at various gigs with Nike, Topshop and Steve Madden, to name a few. They’ve also taken the decks at clubs like The Butter Factory and Zirca, and have been across ours borders in Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam.
ENTRY: $15 inclusive of one standard drink
HAPPY HOUR BEFORE 11PM

Unleashing knee-slapping jokes at each of our One Mic Stand nights is none other than Singapore’s drag queen of comedy and all things funny, Kumar.

We promise you a night of face cramps and world-class entertainment, nothing less. Prepared to get your sides split! One Mic Stand is definitely a night to be watched. You’ll hate yourself for missing it.

KUMAR
Arguably Singapore’s most famous gay icon and leading comic, KUMAR made his name as a drag queen comedian back in the early 1990′s at the now defunct Boom Boom Room. Having spent nearly two decades and counting in the entertainment industry, KUMAR has amassed a string of television, stage, and film credits.

In a time when few dared to speak about queer issues or politics, he cracked the most outrageous jokes about sex, race and government, in between sets of lip-syncing, traditional Indian dance routines and hunky go-go boys. Until this day, KUMAR pushes the boundaries of his shows by making fun of things that are taboo in Singapore.

Today, KUMAR is undoubtedly one of most sought after comedians in Singapore. He is extremely popular with the Singapore audience as they delight in his humour about their policies, sex lives and racial quirks. He gets away with pushing boundaries without the authorities having to step in, whilst still remaining entertaining.

Jokes aside, KUMAR wants to be a voice for all Singaporeans, regardless of their sexuality and despite his own orientation doesn’t try to influence homosexuality legalisation issues in Singapore.

Comedy Masala brings you Singapore’s newest and only weekly stand-up comedy open-mic night. Join Comedy Masala’s founder and resident host Umar Rana (2nd runner-up at Hong Kong International Comedy Festival ’09) as he takes you through a laugh a minute. Better yet, down some beers for courage and get up onstage to tell a couple of jokes yourself!

Umar Rana founded comedy Masala in September 2010 to establish a weekly Standup Comedy Open Mic platform in Singapore and to give anyone a chance to learn and perform standup comedy to a live audience. Comedy Masala kicked off on 5th October 2010, and it has since seen a multitude of local comedians get up onstage for three to five minutes every Tuesday.

“If you want to shake away the Monday Blues on a Tuesday, head to Home Club. It’s seriously funny. And that’s no joke.” (Christopher Toh, TODAY)

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Masala’s popularity has increased rapidly since its launch. The thrill of watching live comedy whilst enjoying happy hour drinks all night has made Comedy Masala at Home Club one of Singapore’s best Tuesday nights out.

Comedy Masala’s biggest success came in 2011 when two of our comics opened for the Emmy-nominated actor and Saturday Night Live veteran Rob Schneider during his standup comedy world tour stopover in Singapore. Comedy Masala’s Resident MC Umar Rana was also chosen as the MC for the night. The event remains as the biggest crowd Comedy Masala has ever performed for, with over 1,400 people cheering and laughing!

Comedy Masala has produced and co-presented professional comedy shows “Laugh Off Asia” and “Karma Komedians” in Singapore in partnership with Home Club & DMR Productions.

In January 2012, Comedy Masala signed a one season, 13 episode deal with MediaCorp to air Comedy Masala on TV in Singapore.

Brave and humorous souls, contact Umar Rana at umar@comedymasala.com for a fiveminute spot.

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ENTRY: $10 with one free drink
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